Number of attacks on students, personnel and institutions in Somalia
Somalia: Number of attacks on students, personnel and institutions was 43 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of attacks on students, personnel and institutions in Somalia, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of attacks on students, personnel and institutions in Somalia is 43, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.3% on the previous year and down 68.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of attacks on students, personnel and institutions in Somalia peaked at 136 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 34, in 2021.
That places Somalia 14th out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Number of attacks on students, personnel and institutions in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 136 | — |
| 2014 | 136 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 136 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 136 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 136 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 82 | -39.7% |
| 2019 | 74 | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 60 | -18.9% |
| 2021 | 34 | -43.3% |
| 2022 | 40 | +17.6% |
| 2023 | 52 | +30.0% |
| 2024 | 43 | -17.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 119.43 | 74 | 136 | 7 |
| 2020s | 45.8 | 34 | 60 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More education data for Somalia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 68,743 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,558 (1986)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 13.72 % change on previous year (1986)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 15,672 (1987)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of attacks on students, personnel and institutions in Somalia?
- Number of attacks on students, personnel and institutions in Somalia was 43 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest number of attacks on students, personnel and institutions recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 136 in 2013.
- What is the lowest number of attacks on students, personnel and institutions recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34 in 2021.
- How does Somalia rank for number of attacks on students, personnel and institutions?
- Somalia ranks 14th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of attacks on students, personnel and institutions rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Number of attacks on students, personnel and institutions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release